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Martin: We cannot go into government with Sinn Fein over its EU policies

National News

Martin: We cannot go into government with Sinn Fein over EU its policies

... an overhaul of Europe’s immigration system, and criticised the party for its opposition to the Canada-EU trade agreement CETA. He said: “As far as I’m concerned, we can’t go into government with Sinn Fein if it maintains policy positions like the one...

13 Apr 2024 at 05:29

Ireland’s top court rules Canadian trade deal would breach constitution

National News

Ireland’s top court rules Canadian trade deal in breach of constitution

... In a majority ruling of four judges to three, the Supreme Court found that the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) “constitutes a clear disregard of the Constitution”. Six judges on the panel suggested that this “constitutional disregard”...

11 Nov 2022 at 19:53

Farming

ICSA presidential election dates revealed

...in the uncovering of the abuse of the Quality Assurance Scheme. Mr Kent was also very vocal in his opposition to Mercosur, CETA and TTIP trade deals. He was also one of the first to highlight that farmers were losing on average €150 per head by virtue...

15 May 2019 at 12:47

Farming

Mercosur agreement is a sell out of Longford farmers

...supported the mandate which allowed these negotiations to continue and they have supported other EU trade deals, such as CETA, that will also damage Irish interests, particularly agriculture. “There must be an immediate and unequivocal statement from...

29 Jun 2019 at 15:03

Local News

Matt Carthy calls on all Irish MEPs to vote against secret corporate courts

...right to sue elected governments for enacting policies they don’t like. “The mass movement across Europe against TTIP and CETA gave the Commission pause for a period, but their response to the popular anger at corporate courts changes nothing. While...

13 Feb 2019 at 12:42

Local News

Environmentalist Nicola Peel to speak in Edgeworthstown

... Nicola's presentation will take place on Tuesday, August 14 at 8pm in the Green, Edgeworthstown, hosted by the Stop CETA Alliance. For more info see www.nicolapeel.com or www.eyesofgaia.com

13 Aug 2018 at 11:02

Elections

Independent candidate Anna Kavanagh 'hopeful for change' on polling day this weekend

Legan Lady, Anna Kavanagh, is a retired teacher, secretary of the Stop CETA Alliance of Ireland and Convenor of the Alliance of Birthmothers Campaigning for justice. She is also running as an independent candidate in GE2020. Anna first came into the...

07 Feb 2020 at 23:33

Home

No dice in General Election 2020 for Longford's ‘other’ candidates

... who was officially eliminated from the general election race on count four. The retired teacher, secretary of the Stop CETA Alliance of Ireland and Convenor of the Alliance of Birthmothers Campaigning for justice, was running as an independent...

13 Feb 2020 at 17:00

Local News

Longford MEP Matt Carthy calls for referendum on trade deals

He said, "The Irish Government shouldn’t have to be brought to court themselves in order for that referendum to be held." See Local news section of www.longfordleader.ie for more on this story.

15 Sept 2017 at 13:00

Local News

Matt Carthy MEP calls for referendum on controversial trade deals

...Augustenborg of Friends of the Earth, also reiterated Sinn Féin's call for a referendum in Ireland on the controversial CETA trade deal. He said; "Globalisation has brought many benefits to people around world. However, neo-liberal ideology, which...

09 Sept 2017 at 18:28

Local News

Carthy slams Mitchell O'Connor's 'contempt for democracy' by refusing Dáil debate on CETA

He said the decision shows contempt for democracy and that ratification of CETA in Ireland requires a referendum. Matt Carthy said: “I have made repeated calls on Minister Mitchell O’Connor to come forward with a clear timeline for a debate and vote on...

08 Apr 2017 at 20:57

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Longford woman hits out at Canadian Prime Minister's visit as CETA concerns rumble on

...of Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau, a unique coalition met on Monday to outline their sectoral and shared concerns about CETA - the proposed EU-Canadian Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement, and to call for rejection of the deal by the Irish...

11 Jul 2017 at 14:00

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